Outdoors

Anyone who lives in the northern Temperate Zone is familiar with the feeling. Winter is wonderful when it arrives. It is a fantastic change from the chill of late autumn with its gusting, snowless winds. I mean, why endure the cold if you’re not going to be able to enjoy the snow, right? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. …
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Editor’s Note: Listings in Trail Mix are free. Email outdoor@recorder.com. The deadline is Tuesday by 8 a.m. Questions? Call 413-772-0261 ext. 276. Weather may cancel or force the rescheduling of some of these events. Additionally, space is often limited. Please contact organizers to ensure you can attend. This …
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Editor’s Note: Listings in Trail Mix are free. Email outdoor@recorder.com. The deadline is Tuesday by 8 a.m. Questions? Call 413-772-0261 ext. 276. Weather may cancel or force the rescheduling of some of these events. Additionally, space is often limited. Please contact organizers to ensure you can attend. This …
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Here are some of this week’s bird sightings from Voice of Audubon for Western Massachusetts. A snowy owl is still being seen occasionally on the roof of the Smith & Wesson building off Roosevelt Avenue in Springfield. Rough-legged …
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“Within my earthly temple there’s a crowd, There’s one of us that’s humble, one that’s proud. There’s one who loves his neighbor as himself, The other cares for naught save fame and self. There’s one who’s brokenhearted for …
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Editor’s Note: Listings in Trail Mix are free. Email outdoor@recorder.com. The deadline is Tuesday by 8 a.m. Questions? Call 413-772-0261 ext. 276. Weather may cancel or force the rescheduling of some of these events. Additionally, space is often …
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Here are some of this week’s bird sightings from Voice of Audubon for Western Massachusetts. A Ross’s goose reported a few weeks ago has been seen briefly in flight at Turners Falls. Barrow’s goldeneyes continue to be reported at Turners Falls, Northfield and Agawam. Thirteen northern saw-whet owls …
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Editor’s note: Bill Danileson’s Speaking of Nature column typically appears in Thursday’s newspaper. It appears here this week because The Recorder does not publish on Christmas Day. As is customary at this point of year, it is time …
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